Articles & Press Releases

SVS President Kim Hodgson, MD, took over the leadership reins of the Society for Vascular Surgery during the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting in June. He discusses his upcoming year as president in a series of questions and answers below.

Dr. Michel Makaroun could not be more delighted with the “Vascular Spectacular” gala, an addition to the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting which is sure to be repeated for years to come.

With new initiatives, plenty of educational programming and a party that was the talk of the town, the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting has been deemed a success.

The third membership application deadline for 2019 is approaching quickly, on Sept. 1.

With VAM on Demand, re-live the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting, review sessions already attended or participate in others for the first time.

SVS members: Are you getting all the reimbursement money to which you are entitled? Are you leaving that money on the table, instead of in your practice?

In selecting the subject of his presidential address, SVS President Michel Makaroun, MD, decided to focus on the inadequacy of vascular manpower to meet the demands and needs of the public.  

Don’t leave reimbursement money on the table. Learn what you need to know about proper coding at the SVS 2019 Coding and Reimbursement Workshop.

Arecent free AAA and PAD screening was well worth the time for two patients diagnosed with aneurysms.

Groundbreaking. Innovative. Pioneer. “Father of Modern Venous Surgery.” A man who “truly changed the world with respect to treatment of venous disease.” All of the above – and more – describe Dr. Robert Kistner, recipient of the SVS Medal for Innovation in Vascular Surgery, presented at the 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting. He was the first awardee in six years.

BY BRYAN W. TILLMAN, MD, PHD ON BEHALF OF THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

With a record number of attendees, abstracts submitted, and abstracts presented, not to mention outstanding research presentations and high enthusiasm throughout, the 2019 SVS Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) has been dubbed a big success.

It may have come as no surprise to his colleagues, mentees and patients at Northwestern University that Dr.

The SVS “Vascular Spectacular” gala, after months of planning, is nearly here. And everyone, no matter where they are in the world on Friday, June 14, may participate in the Online Raffle or Silent Auction, right until it closes. (One caveat: You’ll need to have an Internet connection.)

Respond to Survey by June 26

Vascular health is everything. Are vascular surgeons leaders? Partners? Or both?

To position the Society for Vascular Surgery – and its members – for the future, the SVS is launching a multi-pronged branding initiative.

Clearly, neither Kathleen Ozsvath, MD, nor Sherene Shalhub, MD, listened when each was told, more than a decade apart, that “women can’t be surgeons.” Now they’re holding a breakfast session that encourages women to be not only surgeons, but leaders as well.

Giving back, every day: 3 surgeons win first-ever SVS Excellence in Community Service awards

Three outstanding surgeons have been selected to receive the SVS’ first-ever Excellence in Community Service Awards.

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Reporting Standards are important tools as the SVS strives to improve quality of care and reduce variation. They also serve as an important benefit for SVS members.

Three Sessions Planned 

With fresh statistics and compelling anecdotes, the SVS Wellness Task Force will continue its work to facilitate SVS efforts to improve vascular surgeon well-being, by helping mitigate the personal, economic and social impact of vascular surgeon burnout.

Science, snark, and sartorial folly in the debate over operative attire

BY MALACHI G. SHEAHAN III, MD MEDICAL EDITOR, VASCULAR SPECIALIST

SVS Foundation, SVN and SVU team up with AAAneurysm Outreach

After four years of work and research, vascular experts from around the world have released a new, far-reaching global guideline on managing chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a problem of increasing prevalence and higher health care costs world-wide.

On behalf of the Leadership Development and Diversity Committee

With an increasing number of procedures transitioning to office and outpatient settings, the Society for Vascular Surgery has created the new member Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC), specifically geared to clinicians who work in these environments.